Men, Women & Children A Decade After Divorce: Who Wins, Who Loses- And Why

Second Chances (Men, Women & Children A Decade After Divorce)

Literature & Fiction

Sandra Blakeslee

Judith S. Wallerstein

Contemporary

Ticknor & Fields

The Good Marriage: How and Why Love Lasts

J. S. and Blakeslee S. Wallerstein

Health, Fitness & Dieting

BANTAM PRESS

Neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran is internationally renowned for uncovering answers to the deep and quirky questions of human nature that few scientists have dared to address. His bold insights about the brain are matched only by the stunning simplicity of his experiments -- using such low-tech tools as cotton swabs, glasses of water and dime-store mirrors. In Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:
<ul>
<li>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial. </li>
<li>A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?</li>
<li> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</li>
</ul>
Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.

Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind

V. S. Ramachandran

Self-Help

William Morrow and Company, Inc.

Neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran is internationally renowned for uncovering answers to the deep and quirky questions of human nature that few scientists have dared to address. His bold insights about the brain are matched only by the stunning simplicity of his experiments -- using such low-tech tools as cotton swabs, glasses of water and dime-store mirrors. In Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:
<ul>
<li>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.</li>
<li> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?</li>
<li> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</li>
</ul>
Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Mariner Books

The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce: The 25 Year Landmark Study

Twenty-five years ago, Judith Wallerstein began talking to a group of 131 children whose parents were all going through a divorce. She asked them to tell her about the intimate details of their lives, which they did with remarkable candor. Having earned their trust, Wallerstein was rewarded with a deeply moving portrait of each of their lives as she followed them from childhood, through their adolescent struggles, and into adulthood. With The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce, Wallerstein offers us the only close-up study of divorce ever conducted -- a unique report that will change our fundamental beliefs about divorce and offer new hope for the future. 
Wallerstein chooses seven children who most embody the common life experiences of the larger group and follows their lives in vivid detail through adolescence and into their love affairs, their marriage successes and failures, and parenting their own children. In Wallerstein's hands, the experiences and anxieties of this generation of children, now in their late twenties to early forties, come to life. We watch as they struggle with the fear that their relationships will fail like those of their parents. Lacking an internal template of what a successful relationship looks like, they must invent their own codes of behavior in a culture that offers many models and few guidelines. Wallerstein shows how many over-came their dread of betrayal to find loving partners and to become successful, protective parents -- and how others are still struggling to find their heart's desire without knowing why they feel so frightened. She also demonstrates their great strengths and accomplishments, as a generation of survivors who often had to raise themselves and help their parents through difficult times. 
For the first time, using a comparison group of adults who grew up in the same communities, Wallerstein shows how adult children of divorce essentially view life differently from their peers raised in intact homes where parents also confronted marital difficulties but decided on balance to stay together. In this way she sheds light on the question so many parents confront -- whether to stay unhappily married or to divorce. 
The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce should be essential reading for all adult children of divorce, their lovers, their partners, divorced parents or those considering divorce, judges, attorneys, and mental health professionals. Challenging some of our most cherished beliefs, this is a book that will forever alter how we think about divorce and its long-term impact on American society.

Julia M. Lewis

Psychology & Counseling

Hyperion

The groundbreaking handbook that helps parents guide their children through divorce and co-parenting -- including the introduction of step-parents -- from a New York Times bestselling author and child psychologist. This is the definitive work from the renowned child psychologist Judith Wallerstein on a subject that concerns millions of American moms and dads: How can you protect your children during and after divorce? Divorce is not a single event but a lifelong trajectory of changed circumstances that demand a different kind of parenting than we have ever known. In What About the Kids? Wallerstein draws on thirty years of in-depth interviews with children of divorce and their parents to show how to create a new family with compassion and wisdom. It covers issues that arise at the time of divorce as well as suggestions for talking to your children months and years after the event. Eminent psychologist Judith S. Wallerstein shares her unique insight and advice in What About the Kids? -- the first comprehensive guide to easing the impact of divorce on your children -- including: <ul>
<li>The best and worst ages for children to experience their parents' divorce </li>
<li>Right and wrong ways to explain divorce to your children </li>
<li>Choosing a custody arrangement that's best for your child </li>
<li>How to involve the grandparents -- a major resource? </li>
<li>Getting the children on your side when you form new relationships </li>
<li>The positive effects of divorce on children (believe it or not) </li>
<li>How divorce can actually make you a better parent </li>
<li>Raising children who grow up able to form lasting relationships </li>
</ul>

What About the Kids?: Raising Your Children Before, During, and After Divorce

Parenting & Relationships

Family Relationships

Balance

From the inventor of the PalmPilot comes a new and compelling theory of intelligence, brain function, and the future of intelligent machines
Jeff Hawkins, the man who created the PalmPilot, Treo smart phone, and other handheld devices, has reshaped our relationship to computers. Now he stands ready to revolutionize both neuroscience and computing in one stroke, with a new understanding of intelligence itself.
Hawkins develops a powerful theory of how the human brain works, explaining why computers are not intelligent and how, based on this new theory, we can finally build intelligent machines.
The brain is not a computer, but a memory system that stores experiences in a way that reflects the true structure of the world, remembering sequences of events and their nested relationships and making predictions based on those memories. It is this memory-prediction system that forms the basis of intelligence, perception, creativity, and even consciousness.
In an engaging style that will captivate audiences from the merely curious to the professional scientist, Hawkins shows how a clear understanding of how the brain works will make it possible for us to build intelligent machines, in silicon, that will exceed our human ability in surprising ways.
Written with acclaimed science writer Sandra Blakeslee, On Intelligence promises to completely transfigure the possibilities of the technology age. It is a landmark book in its scope and clarity.

On Intelligence: How a New Understanding of the Brain Will Lead to the Creation of Truly Intelligent Machines

Computers & Technology

Jeff Hawkins

Computer Science

Times Books

St. Martin's: Griffin

Men, Women &amp; Children A Decade After Divorce: Who Wins, Who Loses- And Why

Second Chances

Relationships

What makes a marriage work and stand the test of time? In Creating a Marriage You'll Love, 19 prominent authors and relationship experts write about this subject, and provide advice and wisdom for a happy marriage. Many of the essays are original, including ones from bestselling authors Harriet Lerner, Barbara De Angelis, and Gay Hendricks. A reprinted essay by mega-bestselling author John Gray is also included. This is a fun, lively, practical collection of essays that will be the perfect gift for wedding showers and anniversaries, as well as for all those who are looking for ways to make their marriages stronger. All royalties from the book will be donated to nonprofit organizations that help victims of domestic violence, with the goal of making every home a safe home.

Creating a Marriage You'll Love: Secrets for Building a Rich and Full Life Together

JOHN GRAY

Mark Chimsky-Lustig

Gay Henricks

Barbara De Angelis

Mike Robbins

Terri Orbuch

Kris Carlson

Joseph Bailey

Nicole Chaison

John Van Epp

Debra Galant

Nava Atlas

Judith Wallerstein

Harriet, Lerner

Sellers Publishing

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